Many cities today have ambitions of becoming the smart cities of tomorrow. But to achieve this, they need to overcome the challenges associated with mapping out a complex strategy that involves public and private participants, direct and indirect stakeholders, integrators, network and managed service providers, product vendors and IT infrastructure providers.

The technology, big data has the potential to be the foundation of making a smart-city. Big data enables businesses to make appropriate strategic moves and decisions by analyzing huge sets of data. Big data analysis is implemented to get through large volumes of data to uncover patterns and get insights to extract information.

While the we have certainly made progress to improve air quality, worldwide, it remains a problem. Globally, 4 million people die each year because of poor air quality. Some 90% of the world’s population lives in areas where the air pollution exceeds World Health Organization standards.

“We are committed to a new vision for APEC, one where we achieve full integration and where sectors that have lagged behind can benefit from integration, such as small- and medium-sized businesses and women,” said President Sebastian Piñera at the launch of APEC 2019 at La Moneda on Wednesday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, stressed consistent efforts to reform the national supervisory system and improve law-based and procedure-based anti-graft work.

China's foreign trade will maintain steady growth in 2018, as the country's economy posted stable performance amid mounting external uncertainties, according to a report released by the Ministry of Commerce.